Syria: Assad forces renew Homs assault
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces have renewed efforts to impose control in Homs province, killing at least 35 people in one of the biggest bombardments since a failed U.N.-mandated ceasefire
Monitors smell 'burnt flesh' in Syria massacre village: UN
UN observers who went to the Syria massacre village of Al-Kubeir saw blood on the walls and were hit by a 'stench of burnt flesh' but could not confirm how many died, a spokesman said on Friday.
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U.N. monitors shot at in Syria, Annan plan crumbles
U.N. monitors came under fire in Syria on Thursday while trying to investigate reports of a new massacre that raised the pressure on world powers struggling to halt the carnage and save a peace plan f
UN says Syria civil war 'imminent', West urges sanctions
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the Security Council on Thursday that a full-blown civil war in Syria was 'imminent,' while international mediator Kofi Annan said it was time to step up the
Syria accused of new massacre as U.N. meets
Syrian troops and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad stood accused by opponents on Thursday of a new massacre of scores of villagers hours before a divided U.N. Security Council convenes to
Syria accused of new massacre as U.N. meets
Syrian troops and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad stood accused by opponents on Thursday of a new massacre of scores of villagers hours before a divided U.N. Security Council convenes to
Syria on brink of sectarian civil war, West says
Syria is nearing full-blown sectarian civil war that would be catastrophic for the entire Middle East, Western nations said on Thursday, urging Russia to end its support for President Bashar al-Assad
More killings and ultimatum deepen Syria conflict
Syrian rebels on Wednesday gave President Bashar al-Assad a 48-hour deadline to comply with an international peace plan otherwise they would renew their battle to overthrow him.
The ultimatum was iss
Syria veto: Obama 'refused' to be part of Assad assassination plan
Reports have emerged this week claiming Barack Obama refused to be part of a plan to assassinate Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
RT quoted the Debka news agency in Israel saying the American Presid
Nine dead in suicide bomb near Damascus mosque
A suicide bomber killed nine people including security officers at a Damascus mosque on Friday, Syria's interior ministry said, in another blow to a fraying U.N.-brokered truce between President Basha